Journal of Personality Disorders 

About: Journal of Personality Disorders is an academic journal published by Guilford Press. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Personality & Personality disorders. It has an ISSN identifier of 0885-579X. Over the lifetime, 1697 publications have been published receiving 83619 citations.

Personality disorders and the five-factor model of personality

Abstract: Data from three normal samples were used to examine links between personality disorder scales and measures of the five-factor model of personality. In the first study, self-reports, spouse ratings, and peer ratings on the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI), a measure of the five basic factors of personality, were correlated with MMPI personality disorder scales in a sample of 297 adult volunteers. In the second study, self-reports on the NEO-PI were correlated with Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI-I) scales in a sample of 207 adults; self-reports on the MCMI-II were examined in a sample of 62 students. Results generally replicated the findings of Wiggins and Pincus (1990), suggesting that the five-factor model encompasses dimensions of both normal and abnormal personality. Distinctions between the MMPI, MCMI-I, and MCMI-II scales are examined in light of the model, and suggestions are made for integrating traditional personality trait models with psychiatric conceptions of disorder.

The Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study: reliability of axis I and II diagnoses.

Abstract: Both the interrater and test-retest-retest reliability of axis I and axis II disorders were assessed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I) and the Diagnostic Interview for DSM-IV Personality Disorders (DIPD-IV). Fair-good median interrater kappa (.40-.75) were found for all axis II disorders diagnosed five times or more, except antisocial personality disorder (1.0). All of the test-retest kappa for axis II disorders, except for narcissistic personality disorder (1.0) and paranoid personality disorder (.39), were also found to be fair-good. Interrater and test-retest dimensional reliability figures for axis II were generally higher than those for their categorical counterparts; most were in the excellent range (> .75). In terms of axis I, excellent median interrater kappa were found for six of the 10 disorders diagnosed five times or more, whereas fair-good median interrater kappa were found for the other four axis I disorders. In general, test-retest reliability figures for axis I disorders were somewhat lower than the interrater reliability figures. Three test-retest kappa were in the excellent range, six were in the fair-good range, and one (for dysthymia) was in the poor range (.35). Taken together, the results of this study suggest that both axis I and axis II disorders can be diagnosed reliably when using appropriate semistructured interviews. They also suggest that the reliability of axis II disorders is roughly equivalent to that reliability found for most axis I disorders.

Toward an Integrated Theory of Schizotaxia, Schizotypy, and Schizophrenia

Abstract: Methodological Prologue, 1 Taking a Fresh Look, 4 The Ubiquitous CNS Anomaly Approach, 14 Derivation of Main Signs and Symptoms, 25 Genetic Considerations, 35 How to Test the Dominant Gene Schizotaxia Theory, 42 Heterogeneity and Genophenocopies, 50 Taxometric Analysis of Data, 53 An c71 Nuisance Covariance, 72 Two Types of Schizophrenia, 76 Biotropes and Sociotropes, 83 Predictions, 88 Summary, 91 References, 92

The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R Personality Disorders (SCID-II): I. Description.

Abstract: The history and description of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-HI-R Personality Disorders (SCID-II) is presented. The SCID-II is a clinician-administered semistructured interview for diagnosing the 11 Axis II personality disorders of the Diagnostic and Statistical Menual of Mental Disorders (3rd ed., rev.), plus the Appendix category self-defeating personality disorder. The SCID-II is unique in that it was designed with the primary goal of providing a rapid clinical assessment of personality disorders without sacrificing reliability or validity. It can be used in conjunction with a self-report personality questionnaire, which allows the interview to focus only on the items corresponding to positively endorsed questions on the questionnaire, thus shortening the administration time of the interview.

The Five-Factor Model of Personality and Its Relevance to Personality Disorders

Abstract: The five-factor model is a dimensional representation of personality structure that has recently gained widespread acceptance among personality psychologists. This article describes the five factors (Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness); summarizes evidence on their consensual validity, comprehensiveness, universality, heritability, and longitudinal stability; and reviews several approaches to the assessment of the factors and their defining traits. In research, measures of the five factors can be used to analyze personality disorder scales and to profile the traits of personality-disordered patient groups; findings may be useful in diagnosing individuals. As an alternative to the current categorical system for diagnosing personality disorders, it is proposed that Axis II be used for the description of personality in terms of the five factors and for the diagnosis of personality-related problems in affective, interpersonal, experiential, attitudinal, and motivational ...